allendalepharm Chapter 169 The Sword of Judgment
Chapter 169 The Sword of Judgment
Chapter 169 The Sword of Judgment
As they ventured deeper, the dense forest resembled the jaws of a gigantic beast, chewing up and devouring the sunlight. The once clear water seemed to have become slightly murky due to their movements, with shadowy figures looming below, as if countless eyes were watching them.
A deathly silence enveloped the swamp; even the buzzing of mosquitoes had ceased, and the quiet carried a sense of oppression.
Hua Yao lightly touched the lotus flowers with her toes, her figure drifting past like a ghost. Ahead of her, a pale white lotus flower trembled violently without any wind, its petals falling in a flurry.
Kong Tianxu suddenly stopped and looked in a certain direction beneath the water.
Almost simultaneously, a shower of pink petals suddenly bloomed, lifting everyone into the air. Hua Yao's warning followed immediately: "There's something underwater, a very large one."
Thanks to their elevated vantage point, they could look down from the sky, and not far from the flowers and leaves they were traveling through, a huge, dark blue figure slowly twisted and swayed beneath the water's surface.
Kong Tianxu's eyes gleamed with golden light, piercing through the murky water. In his vision, there was a soul beast resembling a giant python, its entire body covered in ghastly blue scales, as thick as a water bucket and at least ten meters long. The scales shimmered with an eerie light in the muddy water, and each twist stirred up gusts of dark currents, making it appear extremely terrifying.
Previously, most of the soul beasts they encountered kept their distance, and even those that were hostile were mostly deterred and did not approach.
The one before them was completely different. Upon spotting the group, it not only did not retreat but instead rapidly approached, its overwhelming killing intent spreading out without any attempt to conceal it.
There are usually three possibilities when encountering such a soul beast: First, it is naturally extremely aggressive and will take the initiative to attack regardless of the strength of the opponent; second, it is in a state of hunger and foraging for food and likes to prey on humans; third, it has a strong sense of territory—powerful soul beasts will mark their territory as their own, and any intruder will be regarded as a provocation.
The current situation clearly falls into the third category. This is because they hadn't encountered any other soul beasts in the minutes leading up to this one.
"It looks like a anaconda, and its cultivation level should be over ten thousand years."
Jin Yehuan's eerie green crocodile eyes slowly returned to normal. He grew up on the edge of a swamp and was extremely familiar with aquatic spirit beasts.
The anaconda is the overlord of the primeval forest, often inhabiting deep swamps. It is incredibly powerful and can even prey on lions and tigers.
Once entangled with it, it will be a catastrophic disaster.
"It is 30,000 years old, and it has three large occipital scales on its head," Kong Tianxu then gave more accurate data.
Jin Yehuan looked at Kong Tianxu in surprise. The reason he was able to judge that the soul beast was a ten-thousand-year-old serpent based on such a blurry image was not only because of his rich experience, but also because his second soul skill could penetrate the natural environment to a certain extent, which enabled him to make a judgment about the soul beast in the water. However, he did not expect that Kong Tianxu could discover details that he had not been able to detect.
Little did he know that his supposedly superior investigative abilities were less than one-tenth the level of Kong Tianxu's Supreme Body Insight—a huge difference in the essence of martial souls.
"Are you sure?" Zhang Lexuan looked at Kong Tianxu and immediately received an affirmative answer.
"Okay, who needs it?" Jin Yehuan asked immediately. The anaconda was a relatively rare and powerful soul beast.
After hesitating for a moment, Gu Fan said, "Senior Brother, I'll take it."
His martial soul, the Heavenly Horned Horse, is a superior race of the precious riding soul beast, the Horned Scale Horse. Although it is classified as a defensive type, it is actually quite balanced. The compatibility between the anaconda and his martial soul is not high, but the level of this soul beast itself and its 30,000-year lifespan are enough to meet his needs.
In theory, the upper limit for a Soul Master to absorb a seventh Soul Ring is between 30,000 and 50,000 years, depending on individual attributes. However, in reality, it is still relatively difficult for an ordinary Soul Saint to absorb a 30,000-year Soul Ring.
Ten thousand, thirty thousand, fifty thousand, and seventy thousand are the major dividing lines for ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. Although they are all ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, their strengths are completely different.
Even as a disciple of Shrek Academy who has long consumed rare and nutritious meals, whose physical strength far surpasses that of Tongji University students, 30,000 years is already close to Gu Fan's limit.
Zhang Lexuan smiled slightly and said, "You're lucky to have found a suitable target so quickly."
"It's here." Kong Tianxu narrowed his eyes slightly.
Jin Yehuan immediately said, "Gu Fan, Kong Tianxu, you two go and capture him alive. Le Xuan and I will provide backup."
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Everyone was taken aback. A 30,000-year-old soul beast was nothing to Jin Yehuan, who was at the eighth ring cultivation level, especially in this terrain that was extremely suitable for him to perform. Originally, everyone thought he would make a move directly.
The dark blue figure was rapidly approaching. As it drew closer, the sheer size of this 30,000-year-old serpent was awe-inspiring, reaching nearly twenty meters in length. Its eyes were dark green, gleaming with ferocity, and two eerie red lines beside its eyes continued to expand.
Kong Tianxu didn't care. He stepped out from the crowd, and a thin layer of ice instantly appeared, steadily supporting his body.
As for Lone Sail, it was even simpler. Six soul rings appeared: two yellow, two purple, and two black. A pair of dark blue wings stretched out, a spiral horn protruded from the top of his head, and his entire body was quickly covered with fine scales. In the center of his forehead, a light blue scale stood out prominently.
The water exploded with a roar, and a dark blue figure as thick as a water bucket leaped out of the water, accompanied by towering waves of mud. Its huge mouth opened wide, and sharp teeth were menacing in the green mist and fishy wind, as it slashed wildly at the crowd!
Kong Tianxu had killed countless ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, yet he remained completely unmoved. He clasped his hands together in front of him, and a dense golden light flashed, revealing a giant golden-red sword in his hands.
He slowly raised his sword, and a dense golden light burst forth from its blade. Nine core magic arrays could be faintly seen embedded from the tip to the hilt, their radiance flowing and constantly surging in the air.
Upon seeing the giant sword, Gu Fan, like the others, was clearly stunned for a moment. You see, for Soul Masters, their best weapon is their own Martial Soul. Only Soul Masters use weapons; Soul Masters rarely use them.
After all, weapons are not part of one's body like martial souls. If they cannot be fully compatible with one's martial soul, they will only have the opposite effect.
At this moment, Kong Tianxu had already raised the giant sword high above his head, and his eyes gradually turned gold.
The massive, gleaming golden sword began to change. Starting from the hilt, the golden light rapidly receded, transforming into a black and white hue. One side of the sword's spine was pure white, while the other side turned jet black, the stark contrast of colors appearing particularly eerie against the remaining golden glow.
"They are darkness, condemn them as heretics!"
Kong Tianxu gripped the sword with both hands, pointing it at the serpent, while simultaneously aiming the black blade in its direction.
A streak of black light shot through the air and disappeared.
Suddenly, the anaconda let out a painful hiss, and its dark blue scales instantly turned black, as if stained by the deepest night. Thick plumes of green poisonous mist uncontrollably seeped out from the gaps in its scales, turning its surroundings into a death zone.
"Be careful, this anaconda seems to have mutated and is poisonous," Jin Yehuan warned.
At that moment, Kong Tianxu flipped the giant sword in his hand, and the white side burst out with a strong incandescent color. The golden sword light also shone to its extreme in an instant, and the surging light aura swept across the entire scene.
A divine light spread like a tide, melting away the pervasive poisonous fog as if it were ice and snow, emitting a hissing, burning sound. The light not only dispelled the poisonous fog but also seemed to purify the air, even briefly suppressing the stench of the swamp.
Kong Tianxu knew, of course, that it was poisonous fog, and he had already prepared for the situation. His Judgment Sword was activated at just the right moment; otherwise, the poisonous fog would not have spread far away, but would have spewed directly towards them.
The Sword of Judgment, yes, it is the Sword of Judgment, the pinnacle of level eight soul tools, hailed as the number one melee soul tool below level nine.
As the grandson of Kong Tangyu, the number one melee soul master on the continent, Kong Tianxu naturally inherited Kong Tangyu's true teachings. Especially after his first battle with Ji Juechen, he had the idea of incorporating weapons into his own fighting style.
Admittedly, his physical body will become the most powerful weapon in the world in the future, but he will never think he has too many means of attack and defense. So after winning the competition, he asked Jing Hongchen for the Sword of Judgment as his reward.
The Sword of Judgment combines the powers of darkness and light, allowing the power of darkness to instantly invade the enemy's soul power, transforming it into an uncontrollable dark attribute, and then using its powerful light to deliver judgment.
If it encounters someone of weak strength, it can disintegrate their soul power in an instant, or even completely annihilate them under the aura of light.
As a masterpiece that even its creator, Jing Hongchen, considers irreplaceable, the mysteries it contains are in no way inferior to a level nine soul tool, and its light and dark attributes are perfectly suited to Kong Tianxu.
Let alone the poisonous mist of a 30,000-year-old anaconda, even a 70,000-year-old anaconda would be completely suppressed in terms of attributes.
The anaconda let out a miserable cry as large patches of its blue scales began to fall off, and the green poisonous mist around its body completely dissipated, as if it were escaping.
The only thing this sword of judgment cannot do is against opponents with light or dark attributes, but this mutated anaconda is clearly not one of them.
The anaconda's attack was interrupted, and its body fell back into the water as if it had lost its bones. But a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast is not so easy to deal with. After returning to the water, it immediately recovered some strength and fought against Kong Tianxu's dark power with all its might, but its fierce eyes were somewhat doubtful.
The poisonous mist, which instantly dispelled the dark power that had invaded its body, instilled fear in this somewhat intelligent soul beast. Instinctively, it immediately unleashed its strongest innate skill.
The entire swamp seemed to be boiling!
The anaconda opened its massive jaws, and its fangs emitted an eerie green light. Centered on it, a swamp within a three-meter diameter suddenly erupted! Countless emerald-green water columns shot into the sky like giant spears, reaching heights of five meters. Each column contained potent poison and terrifying force, spreading outwards and covering an area with a diameter of nearly thirty meters.
After a brief moment of surprise, Gu Fan quickly recovered. With a flap of his wings, his second, third, and fourth soul rings shone brightly. As his entire body was protected by black scales, the horns on his head grew rapidly, and an almost invisible protective shield appeared. He spun around and charged straight at the serpent.
Kong Tianxu remained expressionless, gripping the Sword of Judgment tightly with both hands and raising it high above his head. The golden light on the sword condensed into a dazzling, enormous blade of light, completely dyeing the entire blade a uniform gold.
A deep dragon roar followed, causing the surrounding water and trees to tremble.
"Trial!"
A golden light slashed down! Wherever it passed, the raging emerald water hell vanished instantly like an illusory bubble.
Just as he swung his sword, the anaconda in the distance suddenly trembled violently, bursting forth with unimaginable speed and diving into the water without hesitation.
But how could its movements possibly be faster than light?
The sword's momentum continued, cleaving the murky swamp below in two, creating a vacuum trench several meters long, revealing the dark silt and the terrified anaconda beneath.
In the blink of an eye, it landed on the giant body of the anaconda.
The swamp bottom, which had been swept away for a moment, revealed the complete form of the anaconda. Its forked tongue was stretched out straight, but its huge body trembled like a sieve. Golden light radiated from its huge wound, and all the scales on the edge were fully opened and then peeled off one by one.
It also has countless golden light patterns, or rather, cracks, on its body.
At this moment, Gu Fan's attack finally landed on the anaconda, delivering the final blow.
In fact, the anaconda's life force was nearing its end, and it seemed that only the power of light was barely keeping it alive for the last breath.
The swamp was a scene of devastation, the parted waters slowly closing in. The air was thick with a mixture of acrid, burnt, and bloody odors.
Gu Fan stopped in his tracks, exchanged a glance with Hua Yao, and almost simultaneously swallowed hard, muttering, "Too strong."
This 30,000-year-old soul beast, which was at least equivalent to a seven-ring Soul Saint among the inner students of Shrek Academy, was a senior Soul Saint. Yet Kong Tianxu killed it single-handedly!
Two sword strikes, or perhaps only one sword strike in the true sense.
The Sword of Judgment, this incredibly powerful level eight close-range soul tool, was so powerful that even the spectator Xian Lin'er was horrified.
She couldn't understand the Ring of the Dark Domain, but she could understand the Sword of Judgment. She was focused on close-range soul tools and had even modified her innate Azure Flame Dragon Spear into a soul tool. But even so, it was still far inferior to the power of the giant sword in Kong Tianxu's hand.
In particular, Kong Tianxu's final strike, filled with the power of light, contained an incomparably powerful pressure. Combined with that deep dragon roar, it made her feel immense pressure from the depths of her bloodline. If she had to choose, she would definitely replace her Azure Flame Dragon Spear.